Selected Recent Publications
Relevant software/hardware repositories: github.com/HKUST-RML
K. H. Mak, P. Xu, and J. Seo
“High-Speed Scooping: An Implementation through Stiffness Control and Direct-Drive Actuation”
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA), 2023
Article (IEEE Xplore)
Video
C. Zhao and J. Seo
“Learn from Interaction: Learning to Pick via Reinforcement Learning in Challenging Clutter”
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE/RSJ IROS), 2022
Article (IEEE Xplore)
Video
A. Nazir, P. Xu, and J. Seo
“Rock-and-Walk Manipulation: Object Locomotion by Passive Rolling Dynamics and Periodic Active Control”
IEEE Transactions on Robotics (IEEE T-RO), 2022
A. Nazir, P. Xu, J. Rojas, and J. Seo
“Learning to Rock-and-Walk: Dynamic, Non-Prehensile, and Underactuated Object Locomotion through Reinforcement Learning”
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA), 2022
Article (to appear)
C. Zhao, Z. Tong, J. Rojas, and J. Seo
“Learning to Pick by Digging: Data-Driven Dig-Grasping for Bin Picking from Clutter”
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA), 2022
Article (to appear)
K. H. Mak, C. H. Kim, and J. Seo
“Robust Ungrasping of High Aspect Ratio Objects through Dexterous Manipulation”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), 2022
Also selected for a presentation at ICRA 2022, Philadelphia, USA
C. H. Kim, K. H. Mak, and J. Seo
“Planning for Dexterous Ungrasping: Secure Ungrasping through Dexterous Manipulation”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), 2022
Also selected for a presentation at ICRA 2022, Philadelphia, USA
T. He, S. Aslam, Z. Tong, and J. Seo
“Scooping Manipulation via Motion Control with a Two-Fingered Gripper and Its Application to Bin Picking”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), 2021
Also selected for a presentation at IROS 2021, Prague, Czech Rep.
Z. Tong, Y. H. Ng, C. H. Kim, T. He, and J. Seo
“Dig-Grasping via Direct Quasistatic Interaction Using Asymmetric Fingers: An Approach to Effective Bin Picking”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), 2021
Also selected for a presentation at ICRA 2021, Xi'an, China.
Z. Tong, T. He, C. H. Kim, Y. H. Ng, Q. Xu, and J. Seo
“Picking Thin Objects by Tilt-and-Pivot Manipulation and Its Application to Bin Picking”
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA), 2020
C. Jiang, A. Nazir, G. Abbasnejad, and J. Seo
“Dynamic Flex-and-Flip Manipulation of Deformable Linear Objects”
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IEEE/RSJ IROS), 2019
A. Nazir and J. Seo
“Passive Dynamic Object Locomotion by Rocking and Walking Manipulation”
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (IEEE ICRA), 2019
C. H. Kim and J. Seo
“Shallow-Depth Insertion: Peg in Shallow Hole through Robotic In-Hand Manipulation”
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IEEE RA-L), Apr 2019
Also selected for a presentation at ICRA 2019, Montreal, Canada.
"IEEE ICRA 2019 Best Paper Award in Robot Manipulation"